Typically when one thinks of rags we envision something dirty, torn and just unattractive. Elecia Cooper of Elecia's Creative I proves that rags are beautiful with her colorful, creative crochet designs.

I'm so excited to share that Recycled Into Yarn has kicked off the 1st Tunisian Crochet Recycled Yarn Along Part 1 which is how to make a swatch with the Tunisian Crochet Simple Stitch.

You can see that the Tunisian Simple Stitch looks awesome with the different types of recycled yarn.

White Tarn (t-shirt yarn)

Green Pants Yarn

Kroger Plarn (plastic bag yarn)

The tarn and plarn swatches were made with an afghan hook size I. Because I did not have a afghan hook bigger than size I, a regular crochet hook size was used to make the pants yarn to make the simple stitch stand out.

When it came time to dispose of dozens of old T-shirts, Celia realized she just couldn't give them or throw them away. So after figuring out how to make tarn, she realized you can never have enough bags.

Polly of ReStitch Yarn incorporates both beauty and usefullness in her recycled designs. Her designs range from wearable bands & bracelets with a purpose to cup cozy.

As a runner, she understands how easy it is to get a runny nose and believes "the long sleeves were practically invented for this problem" so she created theNose Wiper (for runners)

Going out with the girls, here is a fashionable way to "keep visual track of the number of drinks consumed by the number of bracelets you have on" with the Hangover Helpers

And since you'll probably have a little extra tarn left over, why not make something to accompany your morning cup of coffee or tea with the adorableWishy Washy

Polly has your creative juices flowing but you just don't have time to make the tarn yourself, don't worry - she's got that covered too with her ReStitch Yarn Shop. She offers a wide variety of t-shirt yarn in beautiful colors and weight.

Chunk Weight Tarn (t-shirt yarn)

Tarn (t-shirt yarn)

Thank you again, Polly of ReStitch Yarn for more fabulous knitted t-shirt yarn designs!! You can read more about Polly and the other recycled designers on the 'Meet The Designers' page.